it's warm in Florida during hunting season. Many a deer has been taken while wearing a short sleeve shirt. We gut the deer where it falls. I want to cook down that carcass. I pull out the tenderloins and put them in a zip lock bag.
The deer is skinned and butchered as soon as possible. I have never sent an animal to a processor. We put the meat in a cooler, tilt it for drainage, and ice down for at least a week. Meat is always tender and flavorful.
